A tiny running crab spider (Philodromus sp) failing miserably to look inconspicuous on this fencepost. Lucky for me though 😅 Olympus EM1 mk3, 60mm f2.8 lens @britishspiders.bsky.social #spider #spiders #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #OMSystem #olympus

Although usually found amongst Marram Grass on the coast the jumping spider Marpissa nivoyi also occurs amongst Purple Moor Grass on heathland. Bovey Heath @devonwildlifetrust today

Crane flies were abundant in the long grass @northcavewet.bsky.social today. Came across a couple that had not looked where they were going! Not strong on spider ID, guessing this was a male & female of same species - or is someone trying for a free lunch? @britishspiders.bsky.social

Ostearius melanopygius - a very pleasing name to say. Found by @tim-hodge.bsky.social in the education shed during todays excellent Sawfly workshop - id'ed by @andymus.bsky.social but I bought it home as it wasn't something I'd seen before. @britishspiders.bsky.social

The adorable Marpissa muscosa also known as the Fencepost Jumping Spider on some standing deadwood in our garden today. Buckfastleigh, Devon

Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus feeding on a small cranefly on the wall of our house yesterday. Buckfastleigh, Devon

@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk Great to run into an old friend... Mastigusa arietina

This is Phyllis, the Pholcid spider living above my door. I was hoping she was pregnant after I saw a male trying his luck last week, but she’s not looking particularly gravid. Time shall tell…🤞 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophoto #spiders #photography

Four nice Araneus'. Two forms of Araneus marmoreus, a quadratus, and a nice dark brown diadematus. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Mating season has arrived in my house… well for house spiders anyway 😄 Casually climbing the wall next to my Tv. In a pint glass for scale, still image in the comments. @britishspiders.bsky.social #Spiders #Nature #Biodiversity #Camden #London

Still image from the video, you can see all those detailed leg hairs - just like me in shorts really 🩳 😂

You have to be careful while navigating the garden! Garden spiders with dinner sorted 😬 Ladybird and Shield bug on the menu today. #spiders #garden @britishspiders.bsky.social

The smallest Araneus diadematus web from an adult female that I've ever seen. Can't tell where the hub ends and the capture threads begin! @britishspiders.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk @graemelyons.bsky.social @chalkspring.bsky.social

This little cutie literally fell on my head when I was on break, I'm really struggling to figure out the ID - not something I've come across before. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Garden wildlife. A Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera sp.) disturbed from under one of my wheeled bins today. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

If #spiders were supermodels..........perfecting that middle distance look A/W 2025 ...Attulus Saltator..... @britishspiders.bsky.social

2 Wasp Spider pics, the first taken @wildlifebcn.org Summer |Leys a few weeks ago and the 2nd at #AshlawncuttingLNR in Rugby last year. Both well North of Gloucestershire! @britishspiders.bsky.social

Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...

A nice find on the bathroom floor around midnight last night. Scytodes thoracica (Spitting Spider) - male. I think it's only the 5th time I've found one in the house. For a slow-mover, it was surprisingly difficult to get a photo of. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Getting out of the car in Camborne: Cake collection....3 minutes. Badumna longinqua count....5 It's as easy as...errrm...cake? @britishspiders.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk @chalkspring.bsky.social

A small, and presumably sub adult, male Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) found in the garden waste bin today. The males are not something I see very often. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife

2 Giant House Spiders (Eratigena sp.) in my house. The 1st a female on the living room floor on Sunday, and then a male from the kitchen sink (and released on the floor) this morning. Oddly, both are missing what I think is their rearmost leg, albeit on different sides. @britishspiders.bsky.social

A six legged harvestman on the apple tree in my garden in Swansea. I wonder what it did to lose those two legs ☹️ @britishspiders.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk #harvestman #arachnid #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography

Surprised to see adult Pirata last week, amazed that it's P. tenuitarsis! Same reserve as the last time I saw it 3years ago, but an isolated Sphagnum mire at the other end of the very well worked site. Incredibly localised species. @britishspiders.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk

A Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) with a tasty vespine meal. There were quite healthy numbers of these on my old patch in Herts, until they cut the grass and I didn't see any there the following year 😢 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #photography

Spider in da house. Unsure of ID so used GoogleLens and Obsidentify. GL: Mouse Spider, Scotophaeus blackwalli. Obsid: Phalangium opilio. How can Obsidentify be so way off mark, even I know it's not a Harvestman! @britishspiders.bsky.social @enhsplard.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social

Good to finally get across to the border and do a bit of conifer wood bashing in Devon. Didn't take me long to find the mossy habitat for Centromerus serratus. It was accompanied by the usual Saaristoa firma and Porrhomma pallidum. @britishspiders.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk

Exciting work in progress seeks to explain the bizarre and wonderful diversity of Peacock spiders: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Garden wildlife. 1/2. Last night I found six Segestria florentinas, my highest total here so far. There is the 'new' large one behind the gas meter box, the one behind the side gate hinge which is now noticeably bigger than it was when I first saw it last November,

Spiders 🕷️ learn to trap glowing fireflies 🪲💡 then use them as bait to catch dinner 🍽️ www.earth.com/news/spiders... @earthdotcom.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 🧪

The BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social harvestman course is in full swing! @britishspiders.bsky.social

Pen and ink drawing of Atypus affinis. The purseweb was one of several seen at Roydon amongst Heather roots while the actual spider was one we chanced upon in France several years ago. @andydouglas1967.bsky.social I've emailed you grid refs for Roydon.

An excellent #spider I saw today @britishspiders.bsky.social

A tiny spider just chillin' in its web in Penllegare woodland park, Swansea. I didn't want to risk damaging its home with my diffuser by getting too close, and I rather like the result. @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #spiders #nature #naturephotography

Amazing moment seeing my first ever Purse Web Spider (Atypus affinis) at Broad Haven South Dunes last night (spotted by my colleague Christian Owen). This incredible species is more closely related to the tarantulas and trapdoor than to any other British spider! @britishspiders.bsky.social

A fast running, attractive looking spider.... @britishspiders.bsky.social

The undercarriage of a wasp spider, Argiope bruennichi. I miss seeing these great spiders since moving a few years ago. They don't seem to have moved to my part of S Wales yet. Hurry up, Argiope 😅🤨 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #arachnid #naturephotography #nature

You may have to tap to expand this photo of a stretch spider (Metellina sp, hope @britishspiders.bsky.social can confirm 😉). They're very well named and as such makes them right buggers to shoot up close 😅🤷🏻‍♂️ Love 'em though. #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #photography #wildlife #photo

The Brown One. Harvestman, Nelima gothica exploring the wall in the garden in Shaftesbury. #gardenfinds #harvestman #dorset

A lovely trip down to Studland in Dorset, kept an eye out for Beavers but no luck, but did find some of my favourite spiders; Attulus saltator, Thomisus onustus, Rhysodromus histrio and Alopecosa barbipes (in almost Sandbear colours)

These two Pholcid spiders were getting jiggy with it, or at least the male on the left was trying to, outside my room last night. I really hope he succeeded as I want a photo of the female carrying her eggs 😅🤞🏼🤞🏼 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macrophotography#macro #spider #naturephotography #wildlife

It was an absolute joy sharing this amazing web of brilliant people here in Zadar. Thank you all for coming and making it so special! 🕷️❤️

Join me this Saturday for some harvestman ID time - we still have a few spaces left! @britishspiders.bsky.social #harvestmen #opilionee

The Hidden World of Harvestmen – A Talk by Alan Cann – 25th September 2025 7.30pm: knightonwild.org.uk/2025/09/08/t... #Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Opiliones

This little garden spider (Araneus diadematus), enjoying lunch in her web. Originally she was hanging upsidedown, but it made my eyeballs spin in my skull, so I've flipped the photo around 😅 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #photography #nature #wildlife

Great photos not seeing so many this year🤔 I must have hundreds of this species but this is my fav' on heathers in my garden.

The nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis, might be a common species but it's still great to see...

@britishspiders.bsky.social I realise this one is a tall order even for the experts for a species level, a Lycosid maybe a Pardosa? 🤷🏻‍♂️ amentata??? Anyway on fleabane at Burton Mere RSPB on Friday

I wonder if this Small Copper was aware just how close it was to major peril! 🐝🕷️🍴 #DailyNature #Butterfly #Spider @britishspiders.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social